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Lecturer in Psychology

Job details
Posting date: 23 December 2025
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 11 January 2026
Location: Preston, Lancashire
Remote working: On-site only
Company: University of Lancashire
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: 1517-25

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Summary

By joining the University of Lancashire, you’ll become part of a thriving community of talent that’s united by a shared vision – to transform the lives of our students and create prosperity and opportunity in the communities we serve. Every colleague has a vital role to play in helping us achieve this vision.

About the role:

The postholder will primarily contribute to teaching, assessment, and project supervision on undergraduate programmes at our Preston and Burnley campuses. We are looking to appoint an individual who can contribute to teaching across the BPS Psychology curriculum and ideally can deliver specialist teaching in Forensic Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Research Methods.

This post will require the Lecturer to work across both the Preston and Burnley campuses as required. We are looking for someone to work in a supportive and collegiate manner and contribute to our positive and inclusive work environment.

About you:

We are keen to appoint an individual who can deliver high quality teaching and learning to our students and as such you will have experience of teaching in a higher education environment in a relevant subject. Excellent communication skills and a flexible and innovative approach to teaching and learning are also required for this role.

You must hold an undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject along with a relevant postgraduate qualification.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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